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Antique engraving & watercolor map from Kiawah Island Estate sale in a very attractive and complementary frame. Nice example of …
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Antique engraving & watercolor map from Kiawah Island Estate sale in a very attractive and complementary frame. Nice example of De L'Isle's map of the Iberian Peninsula. Ornate cartouche. Highly detailed. Map engraved by Berey, cartouche by Simoneau.
Guillaume De L'Isle (1675-1726) is probably the greatest figure in French cartography. Having learned geography from his father Claude, by the age of eight or nine he could draw maps to demonstrate ancient history. He studied mathematics and astronomy under Cassini, from whom he received a superb grounding in scientific cartography—the hallmark of his work. His first atlas was published in ca. 1700. In 1702 he was elected a member of the Academie Royale des Sciences and in 1718 he became Premier Geographe du Roi.
De L'Isle's work was important as marking a transition from the maps of the Dutch school, which were highly decorative and artistically-orientated, to a more scientific approach. He reduced the importance given to the decorative elements in maps, and emphasized the scientific base on which they were constructed. His maps of the newly explored parts of the world reflect the most up-to-date information available and did not contain fanciful detail in the absence of solid information. It can be fairly said that he was truly the father of the modern school of cartography at the commercial level.
De L’Isle also played a prominent part in the recalculation of latitude and longitude, based on the most recent celestial observations. His major contribution was in collating and incorporating this latitudinal and longitudinal information in his maps, setting a new standard of accuracy, quickly followed by many of his contemporaries. Guillaume De L’Isle’s work was widely copied by other mapmakers of the period, including Chatelain, Covens & Mortier, and Albrizzi.
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- Dimensions
- 29.75ʺW × 1ʺD × 23ʺH
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Early 18th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Etching
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Sky Blue
- Condition Notes
- There are a few scattered tiny spots that may be fixing. One the right lower quadrant there is a water … moreThere are a few scattered tiny spots that may be fixing. One the right lower quadrant there is a water spot. The map has been folded in the center. A few tiny nicks to the edge of the frame that could be touched up. If you notice the engraving plate edge is visible around the edge of the map. I love how well the frame was chosen to complement the colors in the map. Nice tight joints to the frame. less
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